We recently connected with Stacey Rowe and have shared our conversation below.

Stacey, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today We’d love to hear about how you went about setting up your own practice and if you have any advice for professionals who might be considering starting their own?

Being a business owner is simply in my DNA. Legend has it that my grandmother was a success business owner during the 1950s hauling sheet rock. On both sides of my lineage, there were successful women lead business owners as well as in my neighborhoods. I grew up around powerful women who were change agents, no matter how insignificant it may have seemed to them. The hustle has always been in me. With that being said, that drive of wanting to own and run my practice just simply is not enough. No one teaches us the business of mental health so most of the things that I have learned has been through trial and error, intuitiveness, and experience. One of my first ” big girl” jobs was when I worked for the National Parent Teachers Association as the Executive Coordinator for a little over 5 years. I learned about the business of nonprofit management, parliamentary procedures, and executive leadership duties. While working at NPTA, I developed lasting connections with colleagues who have extended a helping hand or a listening ear whenever I have needed it. Those connections have taken me places farther than money could, especially being a small, but growing business. I also focused on allocating funds to business expenses that make sense, sustain, and grow the business. This allows me to save time and avoid unnecessary risks. My advice to young professionals that no man can build anything alone. Make a plan and work the plan. You need a team that sees the vision to make your dream actualized.

Stacey, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a mom to an amazing teenage son named, Logan. I hold a master’s degree in counseling and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bowie State University, an HBCU outside of Washinton DC. I am national board of certified counselor’s recipient, certified board approved graduate level supervisor, am a member of the Chi Sigma Iota Mu Chapter, Golden Key National Honor Society Member, National Board of Coun

I helped people resolve their life circumstances by providing creating an encouraging environment, structured framework for treatment, and tools to support positive and meaningful outcomes. I most proud of creating a sustainable business that hopefully my son and I will continue to grow into something huge in the future.

Learning and unlearning are both critical parts of growth – can you share a story of a time when you had to unlearn a lesson?

I think the biggest lesson I am still learning is that I do not have to know everything. I have a love for learning and use to believe that as a effective leader, I had to know how to do everyone’s job. That is simply not the case. Having the right people in place saves time, while allowing you to preserve your energy. It is important to know where strengths and weaknesses are. The more you are willing to allow yourself the freedom to delegate tasks, the more likely you will avoid burn out or feeling as though you have plateaued at their success.

Can you open up about how you managed the initial funding?

I used my savings to start my business and brand. I spoke with a financial advisor who assisted me with understanding how to save and allocate money to grow my business.

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